They maybe okayish but who knows what kind of results you get from a generic brand.
I would still at least try and get the corsair 400w.
If not that titan 650w would be your best bet.http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150985

I understand tht the economy is in a bad shape and our pockets are tight. But
Trust me. Investing in a good brand PSU is worth it. Its what powers all your components. It has got the power to even screw them up.

So I would go for a decent Corsair or Zalman. I have personally owned these and never regretted.

I would look in the features for Active PFC and overvolatge and undervoltage protection.

Wouldn't trust any of them TBH. I'd go for the Corsair VX 550, I have one running my secondary rig with an E6600 and 3870 and its great, quiet and stable. 400w is a bit low for a 4870, the recommended is 500w (and yes, I know they overestimate reqs, but the greater the margin the quieter and more efficient it will run)

I understand tht the economy is in a bad shape and our pockets are tight. But
Trust me. Investing in a good brand PSU is worth it. Its what powers all your components. It has got the power to even screw them up.

So I would go for a decent Corsair or Zalman. I have personally owned these and never regretted.

I would look in the features for Active PFC and overvolatge and undervoltage protection.

Good luck. Lets know how it goes!!

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I've got to agree with dustyshiv, going for a cheap powersupply is just asking for trouble ,
ye sure i had a psu i thought was great, but kept getting blue screens of death ,
why? well it was unstable,(subtle hints should have been i couldn't boot up using two types of hard drives:shadedshu)
and until i took it to bits to clean it i had no clue it was on it's last legs
(mains caps where bubbling ,it's a wonder it didn't take out half if not all my pc)
i got my corsair hx650w because i sometimes have a lot of hard drives plugged in which will need a fair amount of juice
anyways cut a long story short my system now uses less electricity and makes a heck of a lot less noise get a corsair

Ok, do you think I should stick with the corsair even though its 400w? At £37 its not much over budget. Would it power the system above with a bit of overclocking? I get free next day delivery on ocuk so thats a bonus.

I'm thinking the first psu on the list looks good for the money, however it doesn't come with a 6 pin connector which makes me think it isn't designed for gaming. I have adapters tho. After delivery it comes to £30 next day or £25 5 days super saver.

Its just that we as enthusiasts have a tendacy to over clock the shit out of things, or fiddle about, normal pc users just leave the rig shut most of the time.

If your friend isn't an enthusiast a cheap psu will be fine, its why they come with waranties.

Oh in the UK if something is not " fit for purpose" I.E if your power supply blows your shit up, rather then powering it, your in your rights to get the company to pay for any repairs it may incur.

Its completely risk free as long as you know your legal rights guys and girls!

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They may (or may not, they'll try and get out of it) replace your gear eventually, but it will take a long time to get them to honour that obligation. Not to mention the possibilty of a fire, which happened to a mate of mine using a Colorsit POS. Luckily it happened as he was making a cuppa and he was around to deal with it...

They may (or may not, they'll try and get out of it) replace your gear eventually, but it will take a long time to get them to honour that obligation. Not to mention the possibilty of a fire, which happened to a mate of mine using a Colorsit POS. Luckily it happened as he was making a cuppa and he was around to deal with it...

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Yeah, you still need to actually buy from a good OEM, in order to get a psu that won't explode in your face.